Boko Haram kill Lt. Colonel, 4 soldiers in Northern Borno

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Friday, at about 10.00pm attacked 119 Battalion Nigerian Army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno State, killing one officer and four soldiers in the process.

A statement by the Army Spokesman, Sani Usman said four other soldiers sustained injuries in the attack.

Usman, however, said that the troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack, killing 14 of the insurgents..

The statement reads, ”Unfortunately, we lost an officer and 4 soldiers, while 4 other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries during the encounter. One of those killed in action, was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.

Vehicle imports reduce from 30,000 to 6,000’

The prevalent unfavourable forex regime has continued to reduced the volume of vehicles imported through the Nigerian ports, the Operations Manager, Ports and Terminal Multiservices Ltd. (PTML), Mr Jack Angrish has said.

Angrish said that the unstable and high cost of the US dollar over the local currency did not encourage vehicle trade as many vehicle seats remained empty.

Angrish said on Saturday in Lagos that “this is time for the vehicle business operators to pool their resources together to facilitate domestic manufacturing’’.

Al Qaeda threatens to attack U.S. on election day

Federal Authorities in the United States have warned of an unspecific threat attacks by al Qaeda around Election Day.

The authorities issues a high threat alert on New York City, Texas and Virginia and have put local law enforcement on alert days before the vote.

According to Reuters, a U.S. government source in Washington said some federal agencies sent bulletins to local and state officials flagging the information but that the threat was relatively low level.

The White House said it was aware of the reported al Qaeda threats and mindful of increased risk of attacks during events such as Election Day.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement his office was monitoring the situation and urged Texans to remain vigilant. In Virginia, Brian Coy, a spokesman for Governor Terry McAuliffe, said: “We are doing everything we can to keep Virginians safe, and we’re confident they are going to be able to vote safely on Election Day.

Nigerian Army’s most gallant commander dies in B'Haram ambush

It is an especially sad day for the Nigerian Army. It’s most efficient fighter has died in battle after surviving deadly onslaughts and dodging bullets for years.

Muhammed Abu-Ali, a lieutenant colonel, died in an ambush laid for his troops by the terrorist Boko Haram sect, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

Fourteen Boko Haram insurgents and four other soldiers died in the attack, the army said.

Mr. Abu Ali, commanding officer of 272 Tank Battalion, is reputed as the army’s bravest commander and fighter in Nigeria’s ongoing anti-terrorism war.

Last year, he bagged accelerated promotion for his gallantry and efficiency on the battlefield.

Highly-placed military officials with knowledge of the battle that claimed the officer and his colleagues informed this newspaper of the development.

One of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred at Mallam Fatori, a major Boko Haram stronghold on the northernmost tip of Borno State, on Friday evening.

The source said Mr. Abu-Ali was hit by several bullets as he tried to reinforce troops to repel an ongoing attack in the town.

EFCC stops Fani- Kayode, others from making phone calls to lawyers, family members

ABUJA- THE Management of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has banned the Minister of the Federal Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed, former Spokesperson to ex- President Goodluck Jonathan campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode other suspects and inmates from making phone calls to their lawyers, family members and loved ones.

A source told Vanguard Saturday that following the release of former minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and a former Presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, the EFCC has also placed a ban on all visits to the inmates and suspects.

The source said, ” following the release of Obanikoro and Abati the EFCC have placed a ban on all visits and stopped all suspects and inmates from making phone calls to their lawyers, family members and loved ones. This is due to the number of solidarity visits that many of the politicians in custody, including Bala Mohammed and Femi Fani-Kayode, were receiving.”

Photos: President Buhari commissions 500 housing units in Sokoto

From left: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Governor Abdilaziz Yari of Zamfara State; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; President Muhammadu Buhari; Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State; Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and other dignitaries during the commissioning ceremony of Arkila 500 Housing Units as part of the activities marking the working visit of the President to Sokoto State at Kalambaina Road, Sokoto.

Professional qualification/courses

Professional courses refer to a variety of education and training which match the specific needs of an Industry. The focus of these courses is on skill building, career development, self-improvement etc. These are specifically designed to meet industry requirements, address and fulfill certain requirements of individuals and employers

Professional qualifications focus on improving your ability to succeed in a particular occupation, which is ideal if you have a clear career objective and want to gain valuable on-the-job experience through vocational training

How to Control your nerves when attending an interview

Nerves can make you forget to do things as simple as listening. This can result in you being thought of as unfriendly or inattentive. Some ideas for combating nerves include:

• being aware of the interview's structure, and the fact that they often begin with easier questions such as 'tell us about your time at university';
• exercising before your interview, as this burns off negative energy and creates feelings of wellbeing;
• pausing before answering a difficult question to give yourself thinking time, or asking for clarification if, at first, you're unsure what the question means;   continue reading>>> http://careerplot.blogspot.com.ng/2016/09/control-your-nerves-when-attending.html

How To Prepare For An Interview

Even if you have less than a day before your job interview, you can still prepare by following these four tasks which will take you about four hours (plus five minutes) to complete, making this the best approach when it comes to how to prepare for an interview.You can outshine the competition with a little interview preparation.

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Source: careerplot.blogspot.com

Erisco Foods shuts down, relocates to China

Erisco Foods Limited yesterday announced the closure of its tomato manufacturing plants in Nigeria, citing an unfavourable operating climate, which has escalated operational costs in recent months.

President/CEO of Erisco Foods Limited, Chief Eric Umeofia, who addressed a press conference in Lagos Tuesday, said the company had concluded plans to relocate the manufacturing aspect of the business to China from where finished products would be imported and sold to consumers in Nigeria and other parts of the world.

According to him, the decision to shut down the Nigerian manufacturing plant was taken after the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum given by the management of the company to the Federal Government to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make available adequat foreign exchange to assist in the imports of raw materials as well as the requisite equipment needed to keep the manufacturing plants running and also profitable. The company had also urged the Federal Government to compel regulatory agencies like NAFDAC, SON and the Federal Ministries of Agriculture, Industry, Trade and Investment to end the importation and dumping of substandard tomato pastes in the country.

“As from today, November 1, 2016, we have commenced the winding down of our tomato manufacturing business in Nigeria and it’s a decision we have taken after the 30-day ultimatum to government expired without our terms being met,” Umeofia said.

Should we be scared of butter?

Is butter, along with other sources of saturated fats, back on the table, as many have recently claimed?

It is. Just not in the quantities the meat, dairy and fast-food industries might have you ingest.

Unless you have a medical condition that dictates otherwise, there’s no reason to cut anything – not butter, ice cream or Porterhouse steak — completely from your diet as long as you mainly eat plant-based foods (vegetables, fruits and whole grains), lean animal protein and fish and don’t go overboard on foods rich in saturated fats that can cause harm in excess.

That’s the conclusion of the best available evidence I’ve reviewed for maximizing the health of body and brain and enjoying a long life.

‘I robbed to raise money to fund my poultry’

A suspected leader of a car snatching syndicate in Aba, Abia State, identified as Ladislas Ukpabi, says he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry.

 He said the economic recession in the country and his dwindling poultry business made him to consider armed robbery as an option.

It would've been great for Nigerians if Buhari absconded from being President – BBOG Aisha

One of the leaders of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group, Aisha Yesufu, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that he would have absconded when he became president.

Buhari on Thursday said he almost abandoned Nigeria when he assumed office on May 29, 2015due to the many problems bequeathed him by the past administration.

But responding to the President’s revelation, Aisha Yesufu on her twitter page @AishaYesufu wrote:

“Absconding would have been the best thing you would have done for Nigeria.

I dread going back to poverty as I had a bitter experience of it – Mercy Johnson

Renowned Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, has shared her journey to stardom, as she recalled how N50, 000 once meant the world to her.

The mother of three said she ventured into the movie industry after she initially failed her JAMB exams.

Mercy made this known in a recently released video autobiography on her youtube channel, REALMJO.

“Things weren’t extremely rosy, so I know what it means to be hungry. I know what it means to lack something. And I know what it means to work hard to achieve something.

“I agreed to act for free in the ‘Maid’ but after the movie which brought me to limelight, the EP thought I did a great job so he gave me N50, 000.

Factors That Can Destroy Your Blogging Career

1. Slow Websites
The common saying “patience is a
virtue” does not apply online when it comes to surfing the web. I can say it’s quite the opposite. To keep readers on your blog, the speed of your pages is very important.

A slow website will result your loss of conversions from visitors who are currently on your site,this in turn results in loss of potential
readers and fans, some factors which can make your website slow include:
● Unoptimised pages
● Uncompressed https
● Javascript issues
● Website layout (this is very
important because visitors mainly
scan through the contents rather
than read them)
● Too much flash etc.

Glo Network Launches Borrow me Data For Subscribers

Glo network disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday.
The company said it was motivated to enhance the benefits of other three products because they became hugely successful.
With Glo Borrow Me Data, subscribers can borrow Data credit of up to 2GB whenever their data bundles are exhausted or in cases of unsuccessful subscription bundle activation due to low balance.
Globacom’s Head, Usage and Retention, Sola Arowogbadamu, explained that customers will be eligible to enjoy the service on the strength of how long they have been on the network as well as customers’ average monthly data usage.
Arowogbadamu said customers can subscribe to Borrow Me Data by dialing *321# after which they should follow the menu prompts.

Beware, low-fat diets can make you infertile

HAVE you often wrestled to zip up your jeans, cursing every bulge and bump in your body, or gazed longingly at all the skimpy tops in the shops wishing you had the figure to carry them off? It is a fact that a lot of women have dreamt of being skinny at some point in their lives, staring at pictures of impossibly slim models, wondering how different their lives could be if only they looked like these models.

Now experts have asked women to look at it another way. That you should try to imagine your life without your children. Or if you haven’t had children yet, without the possibility of ever having them. According to U.S. academic, Rose Frisch of Havard University, that’s the price many young women are paying for their dedication to staying slender. She has been studying the link between body fat and fertility for the last 20 years. She believes that millions of healthy young women are making themselves infertile by sticking to low-fat diets.

Scientists find HIV-AIDs full cure

A British man with HIV undergoing a pioneering treatment to cure him of the disease has shown “remarkable” progress, doctors have told a newspaper.

Scientists treating the 44-year-old patient are now hopeful of a breakthrough in what has been described as “one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV”.

Results showed the man’s most recent blood test showed no detectable HIV was present.

Results showed the man’s most recent blood test showed no detectable HIV was present.

The man, who has remained anonymous, is the first of 50 people to complete a trial using the two-stage attack on the deadly virus.

Things you should know about cracking your knuckles

If you’re a knuckle-cracker, you know how it goes: Sometimes you just don’t feel right until you pull, bend, or push your fingers until they pop and you’re flooded with satisfaction. On the other hand, if you’re not prone to cracking your knuckles, the urge might seem bizarre or even a little gross..

What causes that popping sound?

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out what goes on physically to elicit that signature popping noise. A recent study in PLOS ONE has cracked, so to speak, the code behind this weird bodily function, revealing that the sound happens as a result of an air bubble that forms when a joint is pulled apart. The process is technically called “tribonucleation,” or the quick separation of two surfaces followed by a cavity formation, say the researchers in the study.

Top 5 foods to boost your child's brainpower

Which foods boost concentration and aid learning? Our dietitian Emer Delaney gives her top five brain-boosting foods as well as family-friendly recipes for incorporating them into your everyday diet...

Now school has started again, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about the best foods to help concentration. We’re all aware of the importance of enough fruit and vegetables, but what else can we offer our children to optimise their chances of having a good day at school? Here are my top five foods to include in your child’s diet weekly, from 12 months of age:

Eggs

Children’s brains are developing at a significant rate, especially for the first years of their life. Choline is a very important vitamin that plays an integral role in this, as it is vital for the creation of memory cells deep within the brain.  Rich in choline, the yolk of an egg almost meets the daily needs of children up to eight years.  Egg are also high in protein and contain iron, folate and vitamin A – all of which are important for growth, repair and development of cells. So encourage your kids to eat eggs regularly, unless they are allergic. 

Things pregnant women should do

For women who are pregnant, it is such a time to be relieved of certain chores in the home and workplace, a time to eat more and adhere to a number of rules, for the sake of their health and that of the foetus in their womb.

This is partly because it has been established that the actions and inactions of a pregnant woman go a long way to impact on the well-being of the foetus she’s carrying. Thus, the need to examine the things a pregnant woman should do.

Clinton, Trump begin final pitch for American votes

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump sprinted from swing state to swing state in a fight for the last few unclaimed votes Wednesday, six days out from an election that has set the world on edge.

Clinton is ahead in most polls, but a last-minute surge by the 70-year-old Trump has delighted US foes, nauseated allies and winded global financial markets.

In less than a week Americans will chose between a populist Republican who shattered political norms and a scandal-tormented Democrat vying to be America’s first female president.

The choice has left many US voters cold and made the outcome difficult to predict.

Guardiola, Zidane, Klopp nominated for FIFA Best Coach

Pep Guardiola, Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp, are some of the names that have been nominated for the Best FIFA Men’s Coach award for 2016.

The world football governing body, has unveiled a shortlist of 10 coaches for the prize, which is part of their new ‘The Best FIFA Football Awards’.

Guardiola won a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with Bayern Munich, before a strong start with Manchester City this season.

Zidane earns his place on the shortlist, after winning the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid.

Despite losing the EFL Cup and Europa League finals, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is included.

8 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Alive When You Start Having Children

First comes love, then comes marriage. Then come the little bundles of joy which may seem fixed on destroying the romance in your relationship. If your marriage lately seems to include more diapers and bedtime stories than long glances andstolen kisses, it’s time to do something about it.

1. Play hooky

You’ve got kids, a job, maybe even a mortgage; chances are it’s been awhile since you’ve felt impulsive and irresponsible. Take the chance to feel young again and let your wild, romantic side out. Convince your partner to call in sick to work, then ship the kids off to school, daycare or an obliging relative and spend the day blissfully unattached – together. Check out a weekday matinee (they actually exist) or splurge on burgers and fries. You’ll feel like you’re “just dating” again in no time.

2. Steal kisses

Three words your marriage should live by: never stop kissing. Sure, the kids might think it’s gross and maybe you’re not as crazy for a make-out session as you used to be, but the best relationships include kissing, period. That’s because, the body releases oxytocin during a kiss, a hormone that promotes bonding. Wait ’til the kids are in bed or sneak a smooch behind their backs; the key is to simply keep kissing.

3. Make a romantic gesture

If it’s been awhile since you’ve reached for your partner’s hand (after all, when do either of you not have your hands full?), the simple gesture could do a lot to rekindle the romance between you. Other small, simple romantic acts might include surprising your wife with flowers, bringing lunch to your husband’s office or just snuggling in close for a weekend Netflix session. You’ll be surprised at what even the smallest romantic gesture can do for your relationship.